The National Debt Has Increased, Even Though Márton Nagy Claimed a Month and a Half Ago that It Wouldn't Be Like This

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Barely a month and a half ago, at the end of November, the Parliament's Economic Committee heard Minister of National Economy Márton Nagy, who said at the time that despite the weakening economy, the state debt-to-GDP ratio would remain at 73.5 percent, thanks to the strengthening of the forint, "this is a realistic thing." A few days later, he maintained this statement in his annual report presented to the Budget Committee, with the proviso tha…